2018 was the year of comics I seems. I was given the opportunity to help with the collection development of my library's comics and manga collections this year, which let me seek out new and interesting titles. You shouldn't bring your work home with you, but when that work is…
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Edward Shaddow
I write neo-noir polytheistic fiction (among other things). My alter ego lives in the library playing with technology. My pronouns are he/him.
In 2018 I wanted to read more books, but more importantly I wanted to put more time aside for reading. I managed to get through sixteen titles (three more than last year!), and coupled with the sixty plus comics I read I think I did a pretty good job. 2018…
It’s been several months since I posted up my prototype of an RFID based library reference tracker that I lovingly called the ‘DoDeDoDo’. Since then I’ve worked through several variations of case design, code, and wiring. I even added a blinky light to it! I feel now that…
James Carol is a lousy private eye and even worse human being. While looking for a missing teen he must navigate a world full of gods and thugs with each and every one out to get him. Pulled into the middle of a godly grudge match can James stay alive long enough to solve the case?
Back in July I wrote about an RFID location based enquiry tracking system (DoDeDoDo) and two months later I’ve moved on from prototype to production and they are working relatively ok. There are some bugs to work out before I present a new write up and I’ve modified…
Deus Ex, a secretive government agency formed to keep the old gods in check. One of four departments, Ex Libris looks after the archives. They are the keepers of knowledge, working with all the Deus Ex departments. They share information and record stories. This is one of them...
I was reading this article about how to get through your RPG (role playing game) backlog and decided to combine it with this month’s GLAM Blog Club theme of collect. You see, among the main librarian-esque collecting I do of books, comics, and movies, I collect games. My board…
The Problem For years WA libraries have been tracking information requests/enquiries that staff (mostly front-of-house) handle in their day-to-day work. From this financial year onwards we are now required to break down these enquiries into five categories: Reference transactions and information requests eResource enquiries Technical enquiries (including public PC…